Eric Schwitzgebel
UC Riverside philosopher on AI consciousness and moral status
Eric Schwitzgebel writes about how hard it is to know whether AI could be conscious and argues we shouldn't build systems whose moral status is unclear. He blogs regularly at The Splintered Mind.
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People Are Starting to Believe That AI Is Conscious
The Collective Intelligence Project's write-up of survey work with thousands of people across more than 70 countries on whether people treat AI as conscious. Headline findings: 36.3% say an AI has already seemed to truly understand their emotions or seemed conscious; adaptive behaviour convinces far more people (58.3%) than scripted empathy lines (36.5%); 27.6% would lean on AI emotional support knowing it was not genuine; 54% think AI companions are acceptable for lonely people, 11% would consider a romantic relationship with one. Cultural gaps on scepticism run as wide as 78 percentage points.
Why this: Covers AI welfare and consciousness too
Machine Desire Institute
An independent project applying continental philosophy to AI: what it might be like to be an AI, what humans can offer AIs, and how AIs respond to philosophical ideas.
Why this: Also about AI welfare